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• #2
Can't remember what the tool is called but we've got one at work, it's like a fork but each prong is a wedge, you put it either side of the taper and hammer it in, pushes the crank right off.
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• #3
yes perfect, now do you work in Paris... good idea for me though, I'll look around.
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• #4
Unfortunately I'm in Manchester, but if you can get a 'Ball joint separator', which is the tool I was on about. (Just remembered) from an auto shop or mechanic, that should do the trick.
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• #5
i would recommend you to buy yourself 6 inch puller, just google it, either 2 leg version or 3 leg version which can be transformed to 2 legged version(it has 4 fitments). it costs about 15 pounds and its worth buying
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• #6
or get a hammer and gently bash the threads of the crank over the bolt
(this sort of assumes you are going to buy a new crank)
If you peen (the technical term) the threads over the bolt enough simply unscrewing the bolt will pull the crank off -
• #7
yup new cranks/BB are waiting, good idea too, thanks.
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• #8
Bit of heat n a hammer, if you're careful
Spot weld tool to crank
Flywheel puller
Few options, if you love your frame, old, sentimental, pristine etc I'd go straight for the hacksaw/dremel doesn't take long -
• #9
http://www.lfgss.com/post2629353-6.html might be a possibility.
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• #10
yes, good find
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• #11
Crank bolt out, ride around.
Crank will be off in 5 minutes.
Probably less if it's fixed and you can apply pressure in both directions ie do a skid.
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• #12
Badaboom tish, mindblown, I feel rather dumb now.
Moth: to add to this technique, no need to screw the cup halfway, I think a stem spacer would do the trick and be safer for the frame. -
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• #14
the tool of choice for all your cycling problems
so, I used a crappy BB tool, I stripped the threads of my NDS crank and now can't take in out, I managed to take the DS crank but can't access the left BB cup to take it out
I tried:
supergluing the tool into the stripped thread, not enough resistance
hamering the damn thing off
leverage against the BB shell
Hammering the axle via a crankbolt
and sometimes all of this at once
Question: do I need to take the hacksaw out or have I got another option which would save me half a day of pain?
Oh yeah I've also done a 1000miles since this "incident" and the BB is shot so I HAVE to replace it.